Jennifer Schroeder Tyson
RECAPP 2021 Award Winner. Education:
MPH, Maternal and Child Health, UNC Chapel-Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health, 2015 -- Certificate: Community Prep and Disaster Management;
BA, Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Studies (International Studies), 2007.
Practice/Service and Research Interests:
Public Health Practice;
Maternal and Child Health;
Public Health Preparedness;
Emergency Management;
& Social Epidemiology.
Professional Practice and Service Experience/Activities:
Public Health Preparedness and Special Projects Consultant, AppHealthCare (2015 – PRESENT);
Appointed Workgroup Member, National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Emergency Preparedness and Response Workgroup (2020-2021);
Supportive Executive Council Member, NC Climate Change Interagency Council (2020 – PRESENT);
Participant, NACCHO COVID-19 Workgroups (2020 – PRESENT);
Member, APHA ICEHS Emergency Health Services (EHS) & Disaster Preparedness (DP) (2019 – PRESENT);
Member, APHA’s Intersectional Council Steering Committee (ISC-SC) approved a new Topic Group: Disasters and Emergency Preparedness for APHA 2021 (2020 – PRESENT).